Football: He suffered a broken leg at the start of the game, but partnered with Haaland!

Sun Yang took a deep breath.

The image of David Beckham standing on the grass giving instructions during the dream training camp came to mind.

"Always point the toes of your supporting leg toward your target. Use the inside of your foot to cover the lower right side of the ball. The power comes not from your ankle, but from the coordinated whipping of your hamstring muscles and calf."

The muscle memory from those ten thousand shots hitting the blind spot and suspending the tires was fully awakened at this moment.

The referee blew his whistle forcefully.

The whistle became the starting switch. Sun Yang began his diagonal run-up. His steps were rhythmic; he first took small, quick steps to approach the ball, and then, with his final step, his left foot slammed heavily about twenty centimeters to the side of the ball.

The grass was trampled into a deep hole.

Immediately afterwards, he leaned his body to the left, raising his left arm high to maintain his balance. His right thigh swung violently backward, creating ample space for the leg to swing. The thigh, leading the lower leg, slammed into the soccer ball on the grass at an exaggerated folding angle.

boom.

The inside of his foot struck the ball precisely in the bottom right corner. A strong spin was applied to the ball.

The football soared into the air.

Four burly men in the Uzbek wall jumped simultaneously. They stretched their necks with all their might, trying to head the ball away.

The ball, carrying an extremely high initial velocity, flew past center forward Abdikholkov's hair.

It drew an exaggerated rainbow arc in the air.

Nematov, positioned on the goal line, had already begun moving laterally the instant Sun Yang took his shot. He had deduced that the ball was coming towards the left side of the goal.

When he saw the ball leap over the highest point of the wall of men, he immediately pushed off the ground and took off, throwing his entire body into the air and stretching his arms out to the upper left corner.

However, the ball's descent speed far exceeded Nematov's prediction.

The ball flew through the air, bypassing the goalkeeper's fingertips, and with an extremely aggressive motion, plunged into the absolute top left corner of the goal.

The snow-white net was smashed, creating a deep splash.

Two to zero.

Inside the empty Songkhla Stadium, the crisp sound of the ball violently rubbing against the net was clearly transmitted throughout the broadcast network via microphones on the sidelines.

The Chinese team's substitutes went wild again. They yelled and threw their spare jerseys and towels into the air.

On the field. Sun Yang turned around, opened his arms, and rushed towards the substitutes' bench. Teammates Zhang Yuning, Duan Liuyu, and Huang Zhengyu ran over from behind, and the Chinese team cheered for the goal.

In the CCTV sports channel's live broadcast studio, He Wei's voice suddenly rose an octave.

"Goal! Goal! A perfect free kick!" He Wei exclaimed excitedly, watching the replay. "That curve was so beautiful! The ball didn't stop in the air at all, it went straight into the corner of the net."

Xu Yang slapped the tactical board and added loudly, "That power-generating posture, that obvious side spin curve. This is absolutely the standard David Beckham style of play. What we commonly call Beckham's 'banana kick.' Sun Yang has once again given us a huge surprise. He can not only deliver deadly through balls in open play, but he can also treat set pieces like penalties."

"It's clear that Uzbekistan hasn't studied Sun Yang enough, as he has scored directly with this kind of curved shot multiple times in the Bundesliga."

He Wei spoke very quickly: "The first half wasn't even over yet, and the Chinese team was leading by two goals. We had predicted countless scenarios before the match, but we never expected that the young men could push Uzbekistan to the brink in this way."

On the sidelines of the pitch, Uzbekistan's head coach, Drulovic, stared blankly at his own goal, his lips trembling.

His prized double defensive midfielder sweeping tactic became a joke in front of that 20-year-old Chinese number 10.

The opponent is not only unafraid of confrontation, but can also create deadly opportunities in the most dangerous places.

On the field, Uzbekistan goalkeeper Nematov angrily pounded the turf and yelled at his teammates who were forming a wall, blaming them for not jumping high enough.

Captain Kodirkulov walked over with a dark expression, pushed Nematov aside, and told everyone to calm down.

The game has restarted.

Trailing by two goals, Uzbekistan had no choice but to push forward with all their players. However, their tactical execution went terribly wrong.

That set-piece goal became a guillotine hanging over their heads.

Once the ball crosses the halfway line and enters Uzbekistan's defensive third, especially the area in front of the penalty box, Uzbekistan's players simply dare not make a tackle.

When Ganeev received the ball in midfield, he saw Duan Liuyu closing in and instinctively passed the ball across to him, afraid of any physical contact.

This is exactly the situation Sun Yang wanted.

The biggest advantage of Central Asian teams is their physical strength and ability to disrupt the game's rhythm through fouls. Now, they are playing cautiously, while the Chinese team is becoming more and more relaxed.

Sun Yang stood near the center circle arc and raised his right hand, drawing two circles in the air.

This is a signal for a change in formation.

He was urging his teammates to take advantage of their speed and agility.

In the 38th minute, a cross from the wing by Uzbekistan was headed away by Wei Zhen.

The ball fell to Huang Zhengyu's feet. Instead of kicking it long, Huang Zhengyu passed the ball to Duan Liuyu, who had dropped back to receive it.

Duan Liuyu flicked the ball with his toe, dodging the opposing striker's pressure, and directly passed the ball to Sun Yang in the middle.

Sun Yang received the ball and turned around smoothly. His full radar view had already scanned the situation in the frontcourt clearly.

The opponent's defensive midfielders moved forward, exposing the gaps in the flanks between the center-backs.

Without hesitation, Sun Yang used the instep of his right foot to propel the ball forward at high speed, skimming along the grass and seemingly piercing through the defense of three players to reach the right flank.

Chen Binbin made a high-speed run, stopping and dribbling past the opposing full-back.

Cross from the byline.

Zhang Yuning followed up in the middle and volleyed the ball into the air.

Unfortunately, the ball hit the outside of the goalpost and went out of bounds.

It was just a tiny bit off.

Although they didn't score, this attack gave Uzbekistan a real scare. Goalkeeper Nematov yelled at the defense, blaming them for giving them too much space.

Forty-first minute.

Sun Yang struck again. He received a throw-in from his teammate near midfield. Two opposing defenders closed in from the left and right.

Sun Yang remained calm and composed, lowering his left shoulder and making a feint to break through to the left.

Ganiev was fooled, and his center of gravity shifted to the left.

Sun Yang quickly flicked the ball back with the inside of his right foot, then made a graceful turn and slipped through the gap between the two players.

The entire movement was fluid and seamless, without any pauses.

After breaking through the double team, Sun Yang dribbled forward. The opposing center-back, Alikulov, had to move up to defend him.

Sun Yang glanced up as he ran. Instead of shooting himself, he gently flicked the ball with the outside of his foot from two meters away from Alikulov.

The ball, with a subtle spin, bypassed Alikulov and reached Feng Boxuan, who had made a run down the left flank.

Feng Boxuan burst into the penalty area and unleashed a powerful shot.

The ball was powerful and heavy, heading straight for the far corner.

Nematov displayed incredible reaction speed, tipping the ball over the crossbar with one hand.